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Respiratory System Flashcards

1
Q

stridor

A

high-pitched, harsh, adventitious breath sound by swelling or spasm of the larynx

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2
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nas/o

A

nose

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2
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pneum/o

A

air, lung

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pneumon/o

A

air; lung

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3
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laryng/o

A

larynx (voice box)

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5
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sept/o

A

septum

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5
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lob/o

A

lobe

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6
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spir/o

A

breathe

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7
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crackle

A

abnormal respiratory sound hear on auscultation; caused by exudates, spasms, hyperplasia, or moisture-filled aveoli

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8
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

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9
Q

bronchi/o

A

bronchus (bronchi)

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10
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pleurisy

A

inflammation of the pleural membrane

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11
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pneumoconiosis

A

disease caused by inhaling dust particles; coal dust, stone dust, and asbestos

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12
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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

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13
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-phonia

A

voice

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13
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hypoxia

A

oxygen deficiency in body tissues

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15
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ox/o

A

oxygen

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16
Q

trache/o

A

trachea (windpipe)

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17
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rhin/o

A

nose

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18
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pulmon/o

A

lung

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19
Q

coryza

A

acute inflammation of the membranes of the nose

20
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thorac/o

A

chest

22
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pharyng/o

A

pharynx (throat)

23
Q

phren/o

A

diaphragm, mind

24
Q

epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

24
Q

rhonchus

A

abnormal breath sound heard on auscultation of an obstructed airway

25
Q

epitaxis

A

nasal hemorrhage (nosebleed)

26
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anthrac/o

A

coal, coal dust

27
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura

29
Q

pector/o

A

chest

30
Q

wheeze

A

whistling or signing sound heard on auscultation that results from narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory pathway

30
Q

thoracentesis

A

surgical puncture and drainage of the pleural cavity

31
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

32
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alveol/o

A

alveolus; air sac

33
Q

hypoxemia

A

oxygen deficiency in arterial blood; respiratory impairment

34
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-osmia

A

smell

35
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ox/i

A

oxygen

36
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bronch/o

A

bronchus (bronchi)

37
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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

38
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steth/o

A

chest

39
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eu-

A

good, normal

40
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sinus/o

A

sinus, cavity

42
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coni/o

A

dust

43
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-thorax

A

chest

44
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atel/o

A

incomplete, imperfect

46
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-pnea

A

breathing

47
Q

anosmia

A

absence of the sense of smell

48
Q

adenoid/o

A

adenoids

49
Q

oximetry

A

noninvasive method of monitoring the % of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen

50
Q

atelectasis

A

collapsed or airless state of the lung; acute or chronic

51
Q

antral lavage

A

washing or irrigating of the paranasal sinuses to remove mucopurulent material

52
Q

orth/o

A

straight

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